Re: More snow/ice headed our way... | |
Yeah it could yucky here, but it will get downright nasty farther south. Here in Ames we are looking at about 3-5 inches of snow/sleet. Des Moines could get a brief glaze of freezing rain before switching to snow/sleet. Sounds bad enough, right?
Well... Back home in Shenandoah, IA they are expecting up to ONE INCH of ice from freezing rain followed by an inch or two of snow/sleet. The southern and southeast parts of IA will get nailed with freezing rain. In fact, areas from Oklahoma through Kansas and Missouri have already been hit hard with a continuing ice storm. Many reports of thunderstorms with temperatures below freezing producing large amount of freezing rain. Some areas from Salina, KS through St. Joseph, MO towards DeKalb, IL could see 1-2"+ of freezing rain accumulation. Widespread power outages appear likely.
If you live in southern or southeast IA, especially south of HWY 34, be prepared for a damaging ice storm with a great risk of extended loss of power. Have enough food/water to last a week.
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